Attenuation of HIV-1 Infection by Other Microbial Agents

Although potentiation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 (HIV-1) infection has been known to occur in coinfection with a variety of pathogens and types of vaccination, there are emerging data on specific infectious agents that may attenuate HIV-1 infection. New literature suggests that cer...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2005-09, Vol.192 (6), p.1003-1009
Main Authors: Kannangara, Saman, DeSimone, Joseph A., Pomerantz, Roger J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
Coinfection
Disease Progression
Flaviviridae Infections - complications
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GB virus
GB virus C
HIV 1
HIV 2
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - virology
HIV-1 - physiology
HIV/AIDS
HTLV-I Infections - complications
HTLV-II Infections - complications
Human immunodeficiency virus 1
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Measles - complications
Measles virus
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Orientia tsutsugamushi
RNA
Scrub typhus
Scrub Typhus - complications
T lymphocytes
Tuberculosis - complications
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Virology
Virus Replication
Viruses
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Summary:Although potentiation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 (HIV-1) infection has been known to occur in coinfection with a variety of pathogens and types of vaccination, there are emerging data on specific infectious agents that may attenuate HIV-1 infection. New literature suggests that certain pathogens are capable of inhibiting HIV-1 replication. These include GB virus C, measles virus, Orientia tsutsugamushi and human T lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2. In addition, there are conflicting data on the effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the replication of HIV-1, with some suggesting that this organism may inhibit HIV-1 replication. Also remaining controversial are the possible protective effects of HIV type 2 against HIV-1 infection. In this review, we summarize and critically discuss the body of emerging literature concerning infections that may have the ability to attenuate HIV-1 infection
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/432767